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Connecting the Serial Ports
Two DB-9P serial port cables are provided with the system board. They
are mounted on a card-edge bracket along with the PS/2 mouse cable.
The upper serial port cable should be used for the COM 1 primary se-
rial port; connect it to connector J4 on the system board. The lower
serial port cable should be used for the COM 2 secondary serial port;
connect it to connector J5 on the system board. Make sure the colored
stripes on the ribbon cables are aligned with pin 1 of connectors J4 and
J5. Mount the card-edge bracket to the system chassis.
PS/2 Mouse Port
The PS/2 mouse port is a 6-pin connector on the system board. Attach
the 6-pin mouse port cable, which is mounted on a card-edge bracket ,
to connector J3. Make sure the brown wire on the PS/2 mouse connec-
tor is aligned with pin 1 of connector J3.
Parallel Port
The G586IPV system board has a standard connector for interfacing
your PC to a parallel printer. The parallel port on your system board can
be set to any of the following system I/O addresses:
I/O Address: 3BC-3BE Hex
378-37A Hex (default)
278-27A Hex